Jordyn Wieber Did Not Make it to the All Around Final

After a long day, as soon as I turned my LG Smart 3D TV on, the first thing I saw was a shot of Jordyn Wieber with hands on her face, crying.

The news said that the world champion Wieber was brokenhearted. She cried when she found out that she didn't qualify for the gymnastics all around final which she dominated for years. An error in her routine was a factor but it was not the main reason why she got ousted. There is a rule that only two gymnasts per country are allowed to compete in that event. Unfortunately, Raisman and Douglas scored better. I liked that she was so honest with her feelings yet she maintained to be graceful. She admitted that it was painful for her to see Raisman's routine but she was still able to wish them good luck.

Update: I wasn't able to see the floor exercises of Wieber so I searched for it from youtube on my LG Smart 3D TV. In this clip, you would see her routine and the error she made was impossible to notice. I can't embed the actual video but here's a link:

Watch it here.

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Samsung Smart TVs and Angry Birds

Last week, Samsung made Angry Birds available in some of their current TVs. Come to think of it two big names partnered to give consumers a great experience. However, I learned that this game is entirely gesture control, remote and touch interface would not work. I wonder if this will be as successful as the Angry Birds we used to know. I watched CNET's review of Samsung's gesture control and like they said, I agree that it's still in beta. This version has a great tendency to make kids cranky than entertain them. What do you think?

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3D Game Apps to be Available for LG Cinema 3D Smart TVs

LG announced a couple of days ago that they will make 3D games available as apps today. This is a great news for those who already own LG smart 3D TVs. The games are as follows:

Air Penguin

Frisbee Forever

Burn The City

Downhill Bowling 2 

Diversion from Unity Technology.

These games were chosen because LG believes they are fun, family friendly and of course highly playable in 3D. The games will be available on LG Smart World in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Russia, USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines and Korea. They also said that more games will be provided come August.

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Prescription Glasses and 3D

I know it's inconvenient to watch 3D for those who have prescription glasses but most of us still think that there is no other way but to wear the 3D glasses on top of the prescription glasses. Actually, this is not the case. Manufacturers have tried to solve this concern.

If you have a passive 3D TV, LG offers clip on 3D glasses. The idea might be similar to putting the 3D glasses on top of your prescription glasses but this is way more convenient. Plus, you won't feel
 awkward.

Samsung is well known for producing active 3D TVs. The problem of wearing the active 3D glasses on top of the prescription glasses has greater impact for the. Almost 2 years ago, Samsung tried to solve this problem by offering an active 3D prescription glasses but I don't think it was popular. I think the reason why it didn't become successful is the price. Imagine how much an active 3D glasses cost then add it to the usual price of prescription glasses (which also depends on how poor your eyesight is). To think that you can just use it for watching 3D.

Unless active 3D TV manufacturers provide real solution to this, passive 3D would still be the best choice for those who needs prescription glasses. What do you guys think?

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Jimmy Fallon: Olympic Thoughts

I'm joining the Olympic hype so if you noticed since last week, most of my posts are about the Olympics. Earlier, I used my LG Smart 3D TV to search youtube for videos of the opening ceremonies. I didn't succeed in finding one but I saw this clip from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It's really hilarious so enjoy!

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London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremonies

It was disappointing that NBC didn't live- stream the opening ceremonies of the Olympics but then again they're a business and they made use of the anticipated event to make more money by accommodating commercials. It was just supposed to be a 4-hour telecast but it took longer for us because of the advertisements.

I must say that Oscar winning director, Danny Boyle did a great job and for me aside from the parade of nations, one of the great highlight of that night is when Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth skydived. Of course, it was a stunt man who did that but the fact that the Queen allowed herself to be portrayed that way is something that doesn't happen all the time.

Earlier, I used my LG Smart 3D TV to look for a youtube video of the event's highlights. Unfortunately, as of the moment I didn't find any good video. So, for now I have pictures.

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Smart Thief Caught on Cam

As I continue my search for a new TV, I'm learning more and more about the industry. With the "slimmest TV" war going on among the manufacturers, I decided to google the slimmest tv. The search results I got are mostly talking about LG's OLED TV presented earlier this year during CES. It's described  as thick as three credit cards. I hope I can attend an expo showcasing this TV so I can personally see how thin it is.

One of the search results I got is this viral video which I think is really funny and effective in portraying the tv as the slimmest OLED. I can't believe that I didn't see this video before.

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